Battle of Greed

Jan 4, 1937

1h 5m

★ 4.0

Overview

When silver is found in Virginia City, Lawyer John Storm leads a group from Indiana west. He soon has to defend them all in court against a company that is after their claims. Fighting a crooked Judge, he gets a mis-trial by telling how much each of the jurors was bribed. Then he gets the Governor to appoint a new Judge. But just as the retrial opens, the Judge learns his daughter has been kidnaped.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Crescent Pictures

Battle of Greed Trailers

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Cast

John Storm

Tom Keene

Linda Avery

Gwynne Shipman

Mark Twain

James Bush

Danny Storm

Jimmy Butler

Hammond

Robert Fiske

Sawyer

Carl Stockdale

Henchman Bates

Ray Bennett

Judge William H. Avery

William Worthington

Judge Albion

Henry Roquemore

Virginny

Lloyd Ingraham

Comstock

Budd Buster

Jockey Brown

Fox O'Callahan

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